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Returning 35 results for 'lightning score'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollAction":"Draining Swipe", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage, and the target’s Strength score decreases by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Draining Swipe
"}. The target dies if this reduces that score to 0. If a Humanoid is slain by this attack, a Shadow rises from the corpse 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Draining Swipe"} hours
Feats
Player’s Handbook
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
Energy Mastery. Choose one of the following damage types: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder. Spells you cast ignore Resistance to damage of the chosen type. In addition, when you
Feats
Player’s Handbook
Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30.
Energy Resistances. You gain
Resistance to two of the following damage types of your choice: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Poison, Psychic, Radiant, or Thunder. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your choices
Monsters
Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
", "rollAction":"Draining Swipe", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage, and the target’s Strength score decreases by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces that score to 0. If a Humanoid is slain by
this attack, a Shadow rises from the corpse 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Draining Swipe"} hours later.Disembodied, Life-Drinking ShadeNecrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, ThunderRadiantShadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the shadow takes the Hide action.
Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+, Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to
a maximum of 30.
Eye of the Storm. You have Resistance to Lightning and Thunder damage. While you are Bloodied, you have Immunity to Lightning and Thunder damage.
Storm's Strength. Creatures have Disadvantage on saving throws against your spells that deal Lightning or Thunder damage.
Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Cult of the Dragon Initiate Feat)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Constitution or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of
20.
Damage Resistance. When you gain this feat, choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison. You have Resistance to the chosen damage type.
Fearsome Power. When you deal damage to a creature as
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
":"2d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Strength Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll
","rollAction":"Strength Drain"}. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Strength Drain"}. The target falls unconscious if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise
, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
Action Surge (Recharges when Langdedrosa Finishes a Short or Long Rest). On his turn, Langdedrosa can take one additional action.
Improved Critical. Langdedrosa’s weapon attacks score a
":"damage","rollAction":"Spear","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Breath"}. Langdedrosa
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Unless the target is immune to necrotic damage, the target’s Strength score is reduced by
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If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a shadow (see the Monster Manual) rises from the corpse 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} hours later.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant
Shadow
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Strength Drain"}. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise, the reduction
later.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant
Monsters
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
"} necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Strength Drain"}. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise
"} hours later.The reflections are two-dimensional, shimmering versions of the creatures that cast them.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksBludgeoning
Maurezhi
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
score is reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Bite"}. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if this reduces its Charisma
is revived with all its hit points.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
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Lightning Storm. The kraken magically creates three bolts of lightning, each of which can strike a target the kraken can see within 120 feet of it. A target must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw
, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Storm","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollAction":"Shock","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Ray Gun. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Ray Gun"} to hit, range 120 ft., one creature
. Hit: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ray Gun","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage, and if the target is a Humanoid with an Intelligence score of 3 or higher, it
Kraken
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take the same damage and be knocked prone.
Lightning Storm. The kraken magically creates three bolts of lightning, each of which can strike a target
the kraken can see within 120 feet of it. A target must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Storm","rollDamageType
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d10+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, its Charisma score is
personality and transforms them into a ghoul.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Dexterity saving throw or take the same damage and be knocked prone.
Lightning Strike. The kraken magically create a bolt of lightning, which can strike a target the kraken can see within 90 feet of it
. The target must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Strike","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
"} necrotic damage, and its Charisma score is reduced by 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Drink Breath"}. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. If this
masters. The first breath drinker manifested in the multiverse when the Void card was first drawn from the original Deck of Many Things.Poison, RadiantAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksNecrotic
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
opponent’s sword flares with blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing forth to smite him.
All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most diverse class of characters in the
these suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, depending on whether you want to focus on melee weapons or on archery (or finesse weapons). Your next-highest score should
Species
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and in the deadly energy of their breath weapons. Theirs is the raw elemental fury of the volcano, of biting arctic winds, and of raging lightning storms, as well as the subtle whisper of swamp and
. If you select one of the dragonborn races in this chapter, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores
Feats
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
You’ve manifested the tempest magic emblematic of storm giants, granting you the following benefits:
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a
maximum of 20.
Maelstrom Aura. As a bonus action, you surround yourself with an aura of magical wind and lightning that extends 10 feet from you in every direction but not through total cover. The aura
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute
, Intelligence should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution or Dexterity. If you plan to join the School of Enchantment, make Charisma your next-best score. Second, choose the sage
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
1 mile of the scion. The words are indistinct, but a creature with an Intelligence score of 5 or higher interprets them as instructions for a prank they can play on others.
If the scion dies, these
within fully awakens.ThunderCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksFog of Deception. The scion conjures a magical cloud that fills a 30-foot-radius sphere
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
see.Well over 1,500 years ago, the silver dragon Miirym broke into Candlekeep, intent on adding its riches to her hoard. She devoured scholars and destroyed a score of irreplaceable books before she was
are not on the same plane of existence as Candlekeep.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Whispers can be heard on the wind within 1 mile of the scion. The words are indistinct, but a creature with an Intelligence score of 5 or higher interprets them as instructions for a prank they can play on
. But if the cradle dies, the scion within fully awakens.Poison, ThunderCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
classes
Player’s Handbook
power, while others trace it to strange events in their personal or family history. The blessing of a dragon or a dryad at a baby’s birth or the strike of lightning from a clear sky might spark a
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Player’s Handbook
explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and spectacular transformations. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or forms protective barriers. Their
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Basic Rules (2014)
from him in a mighty blast of lightning.
Crouching behind a stalagmite, a halfling points a finger at a charging troglodyte. A blast of fire springs from her finger to strike the creature. She ducks
highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit background. Third, choose the light, prestidigitation, ray of frost, and shocking grasp cantrips, along with the 1st
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Holding high a gnarled staff wreathed with holly, an elf summons the fury of the storm and calls down explosive bolts of lightning to smite the torch-carrying orcs who threaten her forest.
Crouching
. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit background.
The Druid Table
Level
ProficiencyBonus
Features
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
Expert. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22.
Fey. A fey crossing opens into the Feywild, and you’re immediately pulled through it
stop drawing from the deck, regardless of how many cards you initially declared.
Lance. All your ability scores increase by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Mage. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
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Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex 10 +0 +2
Con 15 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12 +1 +1
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills
Perception +4, Stealth +2
Immunities Lightning
Senses Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Draconic
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Blue Dragons Blue Dragon Wyrmling Medium Dragon (Chromatic), Lawful Evil
AC 17 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., Burrow 15 ft., Fly 60 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex 10 +0 +2
Con 15 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12 +1 +1
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Immunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and castles floating amid the clouds, they revel in the power of mighty storms. When angered, they can shape the weather and call down devastating lightning. More often, though, these giants watch the
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HP 230 (20d12 + 100)
Speed 50 ft., Fly 25 ft. (hover), Swim 50 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 29 +9 +14
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 20 +5 +10
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bronze Dragons Bronze Dragon Wyrmling Medium Dragon (Metallic), Lawful Good
AC 15 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex 10 +0 +2
Con 15 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12 +1 +1
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Immunities